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The Comanche Battalion, Cameron University’s branch of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, recently completed its first Field Training Exercise (FTX) of the semester at the Camp Eagle training facility on Fort Sill. The FTX lasted from Sept. 27-29. Lt. Col. David Zaccheus, Professor of Military Science and Chair of the Military Science Department, said the FTX was meant as an introduction for new ROTC students to experience realworld combat situations. It was a way for upperclassmen to feel what it is like to step into a leadership role on the battlefield; the experience also helps prepare juniors for participation in the Leader Development Assessment Course, which they will attend the summer before their senior year. “Our juniors will be going to LDAC next summer,” Zaccheus said, “so we have made them squad leaders for this exercise, with our sophomores and freshmen
his first FTX ever. “The FTX has been really good because it helps us to put all of our training together; every new thing we learn builds on the last thing we learned. Here, we get to put it all into practice,” Perez said. Zaccheus said the juniors are still in the “walking” phase as leaders, meaning they still receive on-the-spot suggestions and critiques of their leadership during the exercises. He also said a big part of the training is seeing how well the squad leaders handle various types of pressure. “They are stressed, both physically and mentally out here,” Zaccheus said. “They have had very little sleep. They have had to deal with the weather, and they practice going through their Photo by Carson Stringham maneuvers up until its dark. We like for the stress level to Procedure: CDT Patrick Perez, an ROTC freshman, reads through the proper way be cranked high so that they to evaluate a casualty and administer first aid to the wounded prisoner. As soldiers, the feel uncomfortable; it gives cadets will have to know how to provide medical aid on the battlefield as first responders. the students a chance for self-evaluation, to understand as team leaders and squad focused on building team Training Exercises (STX). how to react under these members.” cohesion; a land navigation CDT Patrick Perez, conditions.” Zaccheus said the FTX course, in which students freshman ROTC student, was comprised of various practiced reading a map said he appreciated the many See FTX types of training scenarios: a and plotting a course to an learning opportunities the team confidence course, which objective; and two Situation training provided for him on Page 2
Great Plains celebrates third Lawton car show
International Day of Prayer begins with CU at the Pole.
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educational stuff out to the booth featured a watermelon of which attendees had to Assistant Managing Editor public about Huntington’s and what it is, and we felt [a guess the weight to win. car show] would be one of According to the The Great Plains the best ways to do it.” pamphlets, Huntington’s Photo by Sarah Brewer Coliseum Expo Building Beth Howard, an disease is “an inherited, looked like a showroom Educators unite: Oklahoma teachers listen to keynote f loor as the 3rd Annual attendee of the car show, progressively degenerative speaker Hunter S. Bolan speaking on the projector. has been showing cars with brain disorder that results Lawton Car Show Benefit her husband for three or in a loss of both mental for Huntington’s disease four years, but said she had faculties and physical (HD) took place at 10 a.m. been an auto enthusiast control.” on Sept. 21. for much longer. Between The 580 Rollergirls Sarah Brewer Hosted by the Southwest the two, Howard said they also had a booth, where Staff Writer Oklahoma Affiliate of owned five different cars for Molly Meet Your Maker the Huntington’s Disease showing. However, it was and Trigger Trixie handed Educators from across the state came to the annual Oklahoma Society of America, their 1956 DeSoto Firedome out f lyers promoting their Association for Developmental Education (OKADE) conference the show began with they traveled 63 miles to upcoming show. to take part in an ongoing conversation about the obstacles they registration at 8:30 a.m.; show. “The registration fees find on the way to achieving success with their students. roughly 30 cars turned “The last couple of years, from shows like this go for Held from Sept 26-27 at Cameron University, the conference up to raise awareness for we got a f lyer advertising the resources like [pamphlets],” brought the expertise and knowledge of its attendees together in Huntington’s Disease. event, and the people went Timberlake said. “They go the theme of “Building Bridges Across the Developmental Divide,” Kathy Timberlake and quite a ways to advertise,” for education, educational and members of OKADE gave teachers the chance to speak and her husband, Pat, both Howard said. “I thought it speakers and advocacy. And listen to their colleagues share their experiences. Chairmen on the affiliate would be nice to support a research, which is probably Dr. Debra L. Stuart, Vice Chancellor for Educational board, organized the event. good cause.” the bottom of where it goes, Partnerships with the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher “We really get all Volunteers and board but it’s still there.” Education, gave a presentation suggesting possible answers for a different varieties of people,” members manned booths serious of questions relating to the theme of the conference. Pat Timberlake said of displaying educational Stuart drew from her experiences to formulate her the decision to hold a car See CAR SHOW pamphlets about presentation. She also serves as liaison to the State Regents show. “We want to get the Page 3 Huntington’s, and one Faculty Advisory Council and for projects with organizations such as the Oklahoma State Department of Education, Oklahoma Department of Career and Technical Education (CareerTech), the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, and the Oklahoma Business and Education Coalition (OBEC). Stuart took a look at what these bridges were connecting and went back to stress readiness and the importance of making senior year meaningful for students that are preparing for a college career. “We were talking about designing 12th grade courses and requiring them, but this has to do with what we require in the senior year,” she said. “It is almost every year that the state legislature has an interim study or task force and are wanting to know why students are not doing more in their senior year and why they are not being prepared better for college.” Stuart discussed the other end of developmental education — transforming remediation and assessment at colleges across the state. “One of things we started doing in Oklahoma was reviewing the assessment policy and the remediation policy — one of the things we found while working with Achieving the Dream is that the state should not be a barrier in our policies and in Photo by Kaylee Jones our procedures and in our processes at our colleges and our universities,” she said. “We should bring every opportunity to Ready the engines: A Pontiac GTO is displayed on the showroom floor enable some of these better things.” at the 3rd Annual Lawton Car Show. The GTO was one of around 30 cars on See OKADE display at the event which took place at 10 a.m. on Sept. 21 at the Great Plains Page 3 Coliseum Expo Building. the event was put on to benefit Huntington’s disease.
Teachers meet at OKADE
CU’s chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon holds Donation Recital.
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OKC Thunder holds media day to get ready for new season.
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Mathematics: More than meets the eye Doing the math: Dr. James Dover, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, uses a chalkboard to explain his shared research over topology, the study of shapes and spaces. Kengwoung-Keumo said the lecture referred to the “motion of robots in an ‘Nth’ Staff Writer configuration space.” Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Dr. In essence, Dover explained his research James Dover, showcased his research to both with an example of robots arranged on a students and faculty on Sept. 26 in Burch system of rails. Hall. He sought to find ways to move these Dover’s lecture covered the research he and hypothetical robots into a different Dr. Murad Özaydın from the University of arrangement without crashing them together. Oklahoma had been conducting over the last “It might be easy if the robots are very few years involving the mathematical field of small. But, if they get bigger, the movements topology, the study of shapes and spaces. might get more difficult,” Dover said. “We The specific research, titled “Robots, might ask whether it is possible to move Great and Small: A ‘Crash’ Course in their between two arrangements and, if it is Topology,” addressed multiple objects moving possible, ‘what is the fastest way to do it?’ on a one-dimensional track with no two These are the kinds of questions this research objects allowed to occupy the same space. addresses.” Özaydın said, “I described a model for Kengwoung-Keumo added another visualizing all possible configurations of the elaboration on the contents of the lecture. objects and considered how the model changes “Consider two robots moving along a line when the sizes of the objects vary.” or in a plane under no collision condition,” he Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Dr. said. “The contents of Dr. Dover’s talk mainly Jean-Jacque Kengwoung-Keumo, attended the addressed how their environments of motion event and offered a brief description. look like and how many actually exist.”
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FTX continued from page 1 The stress level is consistently high; the cadre evaluates each junior, grading him or her on things such as physical fitness, military bearing, mental agility, communication skills and ability to complete the mission. Their peers also critique them. Senior cadets observe, take notes and offer advice to the juniors about how to improve and what to expect at LDAC. CDT Charles Holbrook, a senior student in the ROTC,
said he remembers being a squad leader last year and was happy to have that stress behind him. However, he admitted that he was able to use the lessons he learned from the FTX when he went through LDAC. “I could see why the training was important while I was going through it, but I can see it even more now,” he said. “As seniors, we are still learning because we learn to be mentors.” CDT Candice Ortiz, ROTC junior, said the FTX helped
her to see the real-world applications of the things the cadets study in the classroom. “Preparing for LDAC, FTX helps us juniors to understand the stress we will be put under, but it is also enlightening for the freshmen and sophomores because they get to practice what they have learned,” Ortiz said. “In the classroom, you see it written down, but actually having hands on training, it puts everything together.”
Regarding the inspiration behind the study’s subject matter, Dover said he thought the topic would be interesting to students of all fields of study. “I thought it was a good topic to present because the questions it addresses can easily be visualized by non-topologists and nonmathematicians,” Dover said. Throughout the lecture, Dover attempted to elaborate on the mathematical processes he and his colleague used in creating the research. The numbers he presented to the audience worked in conjunction with previous research on the topic. “We generalized and improved upon existing research on the specific topic,” Dover said. “We hope to generalize further so that the tools we used to study these configuration spaces could be used to study a broader variety of topological spaces.” Upon reviewing some of the contents of his study, Dover mentioned how the results of his study branch beyond the theoretical into the practical.
“A person faced with the problem of finding paths or efficient paths between different arrangements of objects, robots, vehicles, etc. could potentially find a use for the ideas and constructions from our project,” he said. Dover said he felt the immediate effects of the lecture received a good response from the audience at hand. “I was pleased with the response I got,” Dover said. “There were several questions from the audience, including some from students who had attended.” Kengwoung-Keumo said he thought Dover’s delivery of his lecture proved how much effort Dover had put into the research at hand. “Dr. Dover [cares about] what he is doing,” Kengwoung-Keumo said. Dover stated his enthusiasm to talk about this lecture or any details regarding the field of study after his lecture. “I am happy to talk about the topic with anyone who wants to know more,” Dover said.
What you missed: Flu Shots Kaylee Jones
Assistant Managing Editor Students crammed their way into the small waiting room of Cameron’s Wellness Center as workers administered free flu shots from Sept. 30-Oct. 2. This year, the Wellness Center dispensed 114 of their 300 shots on the first day from 11 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Robin Eichenaer, a program assistant, encouraged students to take advantage of such opportunities from the Wellness Center. “It’s free,” Eichenaer said. “If [students] go anywhere else, they’ll have to pay for [flu shots.] In communal living, there are always lots of germs. What one person gets, it gets passed around. And, the flu can turn into pnemonia, which is a lot more serious than just the cold or just the flu.” Graphics courtesy of MCT Campus
Making internships work for CU Charlene Belew Student Life Editor
At 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 25, Cameron University’s CU Succeed series played host to Wendy Brown during their “Making Internships Work for You” workshop. Brown, a CU Employee Relations Coordinator, took the time to explain to students the importance behind internships and how they can benefit students in the long run. According to Brown, internships allow students to create personal goals, ask professionals questions, get valued experience, provide networking as well as exposing students to the work place. She also told students that the key to having internships is to create a lasting impression. Students can create this impression by wearing professional attire, being punctual, having good attendance, respecting the work place and being accountable. Students should also try to put a face to their name so that potential employers know who they are. Brown explained that the internship world is a way for students to get their feet in the door for a future career. “The most important thing a student can learn from an internship is really just the professionalism and the dependability that encompasses an internship experience,” she said. “You have to be professional; you have If it’s worth it, you can work it: CU Employee Relations Coordinator, Wendy to go out. It’s a real position even though it’s Brown, explains the how to’s of making the most of an internship. The workshop called an internship. You have to show up was the second Brown has hosted of the semester and took place on Sept. 25.
at work, you have to look the part, you have to answer to a supervisor and be willing to respond to feedback.” Brown said that students might do an internship and realize that the field they have chosen is not for them. “Some even will find that once they do an internship, its not the field they really want to do, so maybe it can actually help them prepare for their career and their future in exactly what field they want to be in,” she said. “It lets them know, ‘Hey, is this a field I really want to devote all my education towards or do I wan to gear another way?’ and I think it’s a really great opportunity for students to do that.” Internships are a good way for students to get their names into the career place, but Brown said students also have to realize that an internship, as well as a career, is a serious, professional realm. “I actually hope that what their taking from this workshop is that they want to do an internship,” Brown said. “It’s not just a job; it’s a learning experience. You have to grow up. It prepares you for the real world. It’s a great experience that I think everyone should go through.” Students looking for more information on internships can contact Career Services in Ross Hall room 225. Students can also refer to hirecameronaggies.com or the College Central Network provided by Cameron.
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CAR SHOW continued from page 1 Timberlake explained Huntington’s was a disease that has aff licted
her family for many years. Her first husband died of the disease at 47,
OKADE continued from page 1 Giving his address the next day via Skype to attendees at the McCasland Ballroom, keynote speaker Hunter R. Boylan took time from his presentation to emphasize the need for teachers accept students and meet them where they are in developmental courses. Bolan is the Director of the National Center for Developmental Education and a Professor of Higher Education at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. Bolan serves as the principle investigator for the ongoing National Study of Developmental Education. As an authority on developmental education, Boylan has written five books and over 100 articles, book chapters or monographs, and his comments on developmental education appear in the various publications. By making judgmental comments, Bolan said, teachers are running students off from learning in their classrooms.
“It’s not our job to complain about what students did in high school; it’s not our job to complain about their lack of preparation,” Bolan said. “Of course, we want to move them some place else. We cannot start that process until we [teachers] accept them [students] where they are. That is one of our major tenets of continuing development.” When his presentation was through, several educators in attendance gave presentations to their peers. Dr. William Carney, Associate Professor of English and Director of Composition, gave a presentation about the writing studio method that Basic Composition Skills course employs when attempting to create a community of writers. According to Carney, writing studios use a combination of peer review, revision, editing and questions about the writing process in class exercises. He said he gave this method a try
when teaching during the summer of 2010, and while its challenge involve procuring resources for students, it forges a passage for students that are learning the fundamentals of composition but are advancing in their classes. “It works better with a computer classroom,” Carney said. “But, in terms of making writing more ‘authentic’ and attempting to tie this developmental course to upper division writing courses, the studio method is a good way to go.” Finding more assurance after leaving the conference, Carney said he wants teachers to come away from his presentation with a more thoughtful approach to their classes. “From my presentation, I hope it got people thinking about their own teaching — about trying different things in developmental classes,” Carney said. “For me, I was glad to have met colleagues from all over the state who face the same challenges we do.”
leaving her with three children, all potential carriers of the disease. Her son, Bradley, later developed Huntington’s as well. Lawton-Ft. Sill residents affected by the disease can attend a support group, which takes place on the first Tuesday of every month at the Westminster Presbyterian Church. “We have a national association, HDSA,” Kathy said, “and then it filters down; you can be a chapter and have your own money. We’re an affiliate, a step down. We hold events, and have a
director that handles our money. But, the better event we have, the better resources we get.” Kathy said, as an affiliate, they are required to hold two events a year; however, they hold three. In addition to the car show, they hold an annual Education Day in February as well as an annual Hope Walk in June. Regarding the car show turnout, Kathy said: “We’re a little disappointed. We’ve had about 60 cars the last two years, and we don’t have quite that many today.” On a more positive note, Kathy added: “We’re getting a lot of input about what we can do better next year, so we’re going to do it one more time.”
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So long and thanks for all the meth
Tyler Boydston Managing Editor
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I don’t know what to do with my television-based life anymore.”Breaking Bad,” the AMC original series from former “X-Files” writer Vince Gilligan, is now over, and fans throughout the internet are reacting. What’s great about these reactions, though, is that the fans are happy with the conclusion that the show gave, instead of upset like the fans of “Dexter” who had to sit down and see the main character turn into a lumberjack in the last few minutes. Spoilers for “Breaking Bad” lie ahead, just to warn all of you who have not caught up with America’s favorite teacher-turned-meth kingpin. I first got into the show two summers ago while it was in its fourth season. The Walt vs. Gus story was nearing its conclusion, and I sped up to the show, watching three seasons in a week in order to catch up to what was airing on television. What I found myself doing once I was caught up, however, was a bit different from what I had expected. Watching it on a weekly basis was hard to handle. The show was so incredibly intense, and I realized all the praise it was getting from reviewers.
The show managed to make you worry for all characters involved, even the terrible people. It gave you a protagonist who would eventually turn into the show’s antagonist, and then, at the last minute, convert back. Ladies and gentlemen, I rooted for Walter White in the last episode of “Breaking Bad.” The finale did many other things than just let me root for the central character yet again. It was also layered with many callbacks to earlier seasons that I didn’t even catch the first time that I saw it. Too many shows and movie series try to hammer in useless callbacks in their final episodes and films to make people say, “Wow, we sure have come a long way during this series.” Unlike all of those series, however, “Breaking Bad” actually did take its characters a long way over the course of its six-year run. Walt went from chemistry teacher to meth dealer to kingpin over the course of the series, turning more and more savage as it progressed. He wasn’t the only one, though, as the entire cast seemed to evolve over the years. Creator Vince Gilligan also did the unthinkable by defying expectations week to week, throwing all of us in the audience through
an emotional roller coaster that thankfully ended in the best way possible (but, considering how dark the final eight episodes were, it’s still not an entirely happy ending all the while). The only problem most fans seemed to have with the series finale was the predictability of it. For a show that threw us for twists and turns at every step, the finale seemed to offer a fairly safe ending, killing off all of the evil characters while letting all the good guys walk off (or, in this case drive) into the sunset in the end. To this, I have to say that this was probably the plan the whole time. With the amount of twists we were given in this series’ run, who would have actually expected everything to go well at the very end? I expected a very dark and grim ending based on everything we had seen in the weeks leading up to the finale. For Jesse, a character who had had everything he loved taken away from him, to have a happy ending was far from my mind. Knowing the evil genius that is the showrunner Vince Gilligan, I assumed Jesse would die by his own hands in the series’ final moments. However, Gilligan was kind enough to let the tragic hero survive in the end, though where exactly Jesse drives off to at the end is
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up to the viewer to interpret. “Breaking Bad” ruined TV for me two years ago when I first watched it by making everything else look bad by comparison. In a write-up I wrote for an opinion piece in my News Writing class, I discussed how suddenly I “thought ‘Dexter’ was too predictable and ‘Walking Dead’ was just a mess.” I still stand by those opinions, yes, but I wouldn’t say that “Breaking Bad” ruined TV for me anymore. Instead, it made it so much better. My standards for a TV show are much higher, and I won’t accept anything less than the best (unless it’s just trashy, mind-numbing entertainment on Adult Swim, that is). I stopped watching “Dexter,” and I just now caught up to “Walking Dead” just to see if it got any better. The sad part about that is that no, it in fact did not get any better. I started watching (and absolutely loving) “Game of Thrones” and “The Newsroom,” which will help fill the void since the conclusion of “Breaking Bad.” The show didn’t only make TV better for me, though, it made storytelling much better. “Breaking Bad” was a story for me. There was so much character and plot development; it never seemed like the writers forgot about that. Everything progressed, and nothing ever got trapped in the realm of being “the norm” like so many shows have. They constantly shook things up, but it never seemed like it was out of desperation. No, instead it was based on what seemed like the natural plot or character progression. Everything made sense, but it was still able to catch quite a few of us off guard. I’m going to miss this show quite a bit now that it’s gone, but thankfully, I’ll have a few new TV shows to watch, and I’ll make sure I’m not watching anything that doesn’t deserve it. I know I’ll also most likely watch the entire series of “Breaking Bad” upon its Blu-Ray and DVD release at the end of November. Winter break is going to be very interesting this year. So long, “Breaking Bad,” and thanks for all the meth - err - memories.
Anxiety gives students the need to relax truly hypocritical the words actually were until I found myself staring up into the face of an emergency room doctor at midnight as he diagnosed me with an anxiety attack. That night, I heard a lot of phrases like “too much stress” and “need to slow down.” They released me after a little over an hour, with a couple bottles of pills and a mandate to take two days of total bed rest. I thought I had been doing fine because my face was clear and my checking account was Kaylee Jones never empty, but the truth Assistant Managing Editor was, I had slowly been pushing myself to the breaking point. The other night I lit some Earlier this year, USA today candles and took a bath. published an article revealing Nothing fancy. My roommate’s rusty razor I am not alone in my struggle. kept me company in the corner, Stress levels for millennials, or those ages 18 to 33, are higher as I eyed a slight soap scum than any other age group. buildup on the showerhead. The American Psychological I had a story to write and Association has been a room to clean, but I filled documenting American stress the tub and locked the door levels since 2007. The APA behind me, intent on finding a temporary escape from my daily reports that 39% of millennials say their stress has increased grind. in the last year, while 52% say I had spent my day stress has kept them up at night celebrating a bride-to-be and in the last month. mother of three at her bridal The truth is, people our shower. age are under a lot of stress, I had put together a basket of indulgences: a Marilyn coffee whether we are part time workers and full time students mug, a candle and a bottle or full time workers and part of Riscotta, crossing it off as simply another item on my too time students. Between paying tuition long to do list. and meeting deadlines, college In my card to her, I had students have a lot on their written, “Never forget to treat plates, and studies show that yourself.” more are being diagnosed with These were the words I depression or anxiety disorders would be imparting to a dear than in previous years. friend? It is time for us to listen to Sure, they were words to live by, but they were also the advice the advice I gave to my friend, and stop forgetting to treat of a hypocrite. ourselves. I had never realized how
This is not just advice for being a student; it is advice for being a person. I think a lot of people tell us not to be afraid to tell others no, but sometimes we have to remember to tell ourselves no. This semester, I made the decision to do just that, and only enroll in school part time. The decision has not been an easy one, as I have struggled with emotions of shame and guilt. However, weeks like the one that just passed make me
wonder how I would be able to balance a full class schedule with my part time job and newspaper responsibilities. I have a lot of respect for my colleagues who manage to do it. While I may be slowing down my college career, after my visit to the E.R., I will not be ashamed of that decision anymore. I am learning how to take care of my body and enjoy the people in my life. I am reevaluating my values, and while school is at the top of
my to do list, I will not let it be my everything. I have to tell myself to stop hating my body, to stop hating myself because I am not writing about Syria or the government shut down, to stop hating myself because I can’t do it all. I have to put my phone down, to stop writing this editorial as I am in the bath trying to relax, to turn on my Pandora station, the one without words, and to just treat myself.
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Taking a moment to pray: Students from Cameron campus gather around the flagpole located by the Administration building for a morning of prayer on Sept. 25.
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CU at the Pole: A morning of faith and fellowship Kaley Patterson
Collegiate Ministries (BCM), said his organization played a supporting role in Cameron’s rendition of the day of prayer. Staff Writer Aaron Quickle, a 22-year-old senior Biology major, was a At 7 a.m. on Sept. 25, Cameron University students gathered member of the planning team for this event. “Planning wise, we started a couple weeks in advance,” at the campus flagpole to participate in CU at the Pole. The See You at the Pole is an event that calls for students to Quickle said. “We had a team at the BCM heading it.” Quickle said the team was also in charge of advertising the worship God and pray for their schools, peers, government and event and contacting other Christian organizations such as the nation. Skopos ministries and the Baptist General Convention Cameron Campus Ministries, Sigma Alpha Omega, Chi Alpha of Oklahoma annually sponsor See You at the Pole. and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Across the country, students have been organizing the See On the morning of CU at the Pole, 40 students gathered You at the Pole event since its birth in 1990. Once it reached the university, CU students coined the name CU at the Pole to add around the flagpole in front of Cameron’s Administration building. Cameron BCM leadership team member Austin a Cameron twist to the event. Kendrix led students in singing “How Great is Our God.” Danny Toombs, the director of the Cameron Baptist
The team then invited assistant women’s basketball coach Justin Kellum to read a verse and say a few words of encouragement. Kellum read from 2 Chronicles 7:14. After Kellum’s presentation, the students divided into groups of four or five to pray. Afterwards, the Cameron BCM provided a continental breakfast. “Prayer is important,” Quickle said. “CU at the Pole was not just a day to get together to pray one time, it’s a time to get together and pray and encourage each other to think about these things and pray for them on our own time.” If students are interested in becoming involved with the Cameron BCM or would like to participate in future events, they can contact Toombs at dtoombs@fidnet.com.
Enactus rebranded in community service Kaitlyn Stockton
and President of Enactus Jenna Mercer said her group Copy Editor is an essential part of any If you are ever feeling university. The organization down, one Cameron runs on the beliefs of University organization will helping others and inspiring brighten your day. Enactus CU students and faculty to is the cure for all of your do the same. ails. “Enactus is a worldFormerly known as the wide organization. We are Students in Free Enterprise committed to serving others, (SIFE), Enactus received its to serving the community new branding in May. and making it better,” Although the Mercer said. “We are a team organization is over that represents Cameron.” five years old, this will Assistant Professor of be the first year for the Marketing and faculty organization to operate with adviser of Enactus Dr. the new name. Theresa Billot said she Enactus members wants to see Enactus bring gathered together for great changes to campus. popsicles and conversation She hopes she and her at noon on Sept. 27 on the students will set an example MCC patio. for others to follow. Advisement Specialist “Cameron is a commuter
A community team: Officer of Enactus Emmanuel Erilibe (above) and president of Enactus Jenna Mercer (right) say a few words at the meeting. The purpose of Enactus is to help and inspire other members in the Cameron community.
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A club by another name: SIFE rebrands themselves as Enactus by gearing up with new organizational attire. Students looking for more information on Enactus can contact the organization’s president, Jenna Mercer. campus. We want students to feel like they are proud to be here. We want people to know that people on campus care about each other. We want to make [helping] contagious,” Billot said. “At one point, we were doing nice things and people were like, ‘This is so odd. We never get nice things.’ We want to change that mentality.” While Billot enjoys working with her students, she believes in letting them take charge. She said she prefers to stay in the background and provide advice and help when needed. “I like being the cheerleader. I want the students to feel empowered. I want them to lead the
organization. I want to be the backbone to support them,” Billot said. “I like seeing these students take charge and take the resources they have and create some results.” In the past, the organization participated in food drives and in small activities such as opening doors for people. Enactus’s goals for this semester include holding more food drives, handing out inspirational stickers to students, washing windshields of random cars and providing Gatorade to guests at the Aggie Rec Center. Vice President of Enactus Nabila Damus said she enjoys taking part in an organization that promotes
so many acts of kindness. The CU student plans on leading many team projects on campus and in the community. “When you go outside and do something nice for someone, even if you don’t see that person face-to-face, you know it is a good thing, and you feel good about yourself,” Damus said. “The food drives are amazing. Getting that amount of food and knowing it is going to go somewhere and that it is going to help, that’s awesome.” Mercer said anyone can join Enactus. Although SIFE was composed of mostly Business majors, Enactus welcomes students studying any fields. “Don’t hesitate,” Mercer
said. “If you want to impact Cameron University, then Enactus can be that vehicle for you. If you even have the tiniest idea of something you want to see happen, let’s do it.” At the end of the day, Mercer believes the mantra of Enactus: “Passion in Action.” These words can be found on the back of the organization’s t-shirts and in the kind actions and deeds of the members. “You don’t have to have anything to help someone else. You don’t have to have money or resources,” Mercer said. “It’s just that energy and commitment to community. Just like we say, it’s that passion and action that we want to spread around campus.”
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A well of knowledge on essential oils
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The science of scent: (Left) Shannon Day discusses the importance of essential oils with students and faculty. (Right) Day’s oil diffuser transforms oils into an aromatic vapor.
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known to ease breathing and can be used as a digestive aid. The oils can be applied to the skin, ingested or inhaled by Copy Editor using a diffuser to convert the oil to vapor. With a swish of her diffuser, Shannon Day invited Although Day was wary to begin using the oils, she Cameron University students and faculty to relax with the experienced a moment where she saw the power of the aromas of essential oils. natural extracts. The event, titled “Using Essential Oils for Wellness,” “My friend was involved with them. I had gotten sick, took place at 6 p.m. Sept. 25 in the Shepler Wichita and she supplied me with oils even though I had refused Room. Day, a CU student and an independent consultant her for years. At that point, when they worked, I thought for dōTERRA, informed audience members of the ‘Wow. This is something really legitimate,’” she said. “A importance of essential oils and the benefits of natural few months later, I started researching them to find their extracts. As many pharmaceutical drugs feature dangerous validity.” side effects – some even resulting in cancer – Day Day decided to use only natural alternatives after believes essential oils can be used as substitutes for these researching the dangers of the pharmaceutical industry. medications and assist students in surviving college. “Not only is it expensive, but it is also dangerous,” Day Day began her event by introducing essential oils to said. “Preschoolers are now the fastest growing group the guests. The Environmental Science major not only being put on anti-depressants. We have no idea how this presented her guests with information on the aromatic medication will affect them and their development.” compounds but also brought free samples. Day also noted the advantages of using essential oils. “They are a natural alternative to traditional Western She has seen them work wonders for coughs, colds and medicines,” Day said. “We can take things from the other ailments. earth and use them to heal ourselves in lieu of synthetic “Viruses can get into your cells. Most medicines elements.” cannot get into them. However, oils can penetrate the cell According to Day, essential oils are found in the seeds, membrane,” Day said. “They can kill viruses and bacteria.” f lowers and other parts of plants. There are hundreds of As a college student, Day said the essential oils are oils that a person can use to improve his or her emotional beneficial, whether it concerns lifting moods or combating and physical wellness. For example, peppermint oil is stress.
“We do get stressed out with school, and many of us have to work. Some of us have kids, husbands and families to take care in addition to just being a student. I really get concerned about the kind of load that things like aspirin and over-the-counter medications can have on your body,” Day said. “To me, adding synthetic elements that are manmade cannot be good in the long run.” Day said she enjoys using her favorite oil – lavender – for its sweet scent and acclaimed calming properties. “It’s calming when you get that type of anxiety,” she said. “It’s something that can help with anxiety before tests and things like that.” As for her future, Day would like to hold more sessions at Cameron. She believes in spreading awareness of the dangers of medications and the benefits of essential oils to her fellow students. “I did the Aggie Health Fair a few weeks ago. That generated interest,” she said. “I think there is interest; I think people just need to check it out.” Day said she hopes students and faculty take something away from her session. As doctor visits and prescriptions are only becoming more expensive, essential oils are a natural, economical replacement. “People living more naturally is definitely becoming something people as a whole are doing,” Day said. “The earth creates things that we can use, and they’re there for us.”
Phi Sigma Iota becomes fluent in food for Summer Food Fest Jacob Jardel
with Phi Sigma Iota and the language clubs in general,” she said. Staff Writer David Lopez-Thiel, senior International The Delta Rho chapter of Phi Sigma Languages major, added that the club tries Iota fed students some culture during their to hold fundraising events at least once a Summer Food Fest on Oct. 1 in the Nance semester with a variety of foods. Boyer lobby. In addition to eggrolls, dumplings and The event lasted from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., sandwiches, the organization featured a and proceeds went to chapter funds for traditional Ukrainian salad and a Spanish future scholarships for students studying rice dish, among other cultural dishes. International Languages. Muschara noted that they made sure they Dr. Teresa Lubrano, faculty advisor for Phi included foods such as muffins, apples and Sigma Iota, mentioned that the event was one cookies for “students on the go.” of many that use food vending for fundraising. Lubrano and the rest of the organization She said, “The Food Fest is an offering of hoped that the variety of food would draw in various food items in exchange for donations student and faculty donations. only. This is the principal manner the She said, “I hope the students and faculty honor society has of generating funds for who support the food fests will enjoy our scholarships for Delta Rho members.” food and feel good about contributing to Crystal Muschara, a junior majoring in member scholarships which reward academic International Languages, also noted the achievement and encourage the students to organization’s proclivity toward serving food strive for mastery in their foreign language for fundraising. study.” “It seems to be a longstanding tradition Muschara mentioned that, while the
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Served on a platter: (Above) Dr. Teresa Lubrano helps two students arrange a plate of muffins. The Phi Sigma Iota Summer Food Fest was held at 9 a.m. on Oct. 1 in the Nance Boyer Lobby. organization does charitable works, much of the money raised would go to those deserving students. “Our group helps raise money for charities,” she said, “but it also provides money for the students within the group who are exceptional and stand out. They give scholarships to those students who they feel
have really earned it.” Participating in the Food Fest helps students achieve another aspect of their membership in the society: service. Lubrano said, “Students fulfill service requirements by both serving at the tables and by contributing food items to the food fests.”
Alpha Kappa Alpha welcomes students Sarah Brewer
history of the sorority. AKA is an international service organization that Potential members of the began at Howard University Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc. at in Washington, D.C. in 1908. Cameron University came to It is the oldest Greek-lettered the Shepler Center in a flurry of organization established by blazers and pumps to formally African-American collegepledge their commitment educated women. to the sorority at the end of While some students had September. already heard what Egbeyemi Students gave their attention had to say at previous to the AKA sisters who were informational meetings, reviewing variou s programs Egbeyemi said she was glad and policies that pertain to the to see so many students in organization. Listening to this attendance. information was crucial for “We normally have gaining a sense of the sorority. informational meetings before Photo by Sarah Brewer Following the presentation, rush, and we had two, so the sisters sat together for an girls here have heard the same Committing to sisterhood: Chapter President and interview session. Chapter information three times. It is sorority sister Ifeoluwa Egbeyemi leads the informational President Ifeoluwa Egbeyemi, a lot of information, but once meeting for students interested in pledging into Alpha a junior Chemistry major, you join the sorority, we break it Kappa Alpha. The meeting was held on Sept. 22 in the began the meeting at 5 p.m. by down to you to understand.” Centennial Room of the Shepler Center. welcoming the students with Seeing so many future sisters
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in attendance was especially promising, Egbeyemi said. At the moment, the three members of the Xi Iota Chapter are on the verge of graduating from college. “I am excited, and I am happy. I was talking to my sisters yesterday, and we were hoping that at least one girl would come,” Egbeyemi said. “And then we had six girls. They listened and did so well in the question-and-answer session — none of them were nervous; they were actually motivated.” Egbeyemi went on to gush about the sorority, explaining what sisterhood in this organization meant to her. “It is a wonderful sorority,” Egbeyemi said. “Once you join Alpha Kappa Alpha, your interest in school will increase highly — and it will not be just
school. Alpha Kappa Alpha helps you meet girls of the same mind, so you can relate.” Requirements for membership include high ethical and moral standards, matriculating as a full-time student and good standing with the university. Students also pay $1,050 in intake fees to become AKA sisters, and the cost covers chapter dues, annual conference registrations and a pearl-incrusted pin. Sisterhood in AKA comes at a price, Egbeyemi said, but the Xi Iota Chapter offers students a payment plan to cover initiation costs. “Once you get it in and go through the background check and get approved, we’re going to work with you,” Egbeyemi said. “We’re not going to make you go broke as a new member.”
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Music students perform to succeed Charlene Belew Student Life Editor Cameron University’s Zeta Beta chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon – the International Music Fraternity – presented its Donation Recital at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 26 in the McCutcheon Recital Hall. Donations were accepted before and after the recital to help send members of the music fraternity to the convention and also helped new members pay their dues. The fraternity raised $251. Students who performed in the recital included fraternity members and non-fraternity members. Students who performed were Ike Chan, Peter Macias, Kanssandra Duran, Lilah Gilmore, Chelsea Jenkins, Lorenzo Diaz, Jamie Hatcher, Ashim Bohara, Brad Wolf, Dylan Shadoan and Kathryn Patterson; faculty members who participated included Dr. Greg Hoepfner and Dr. Kathy Scherler. Students and faculty performed works by Haydn, Handel, Rosauro, J.S. Bach, Jolivet, Beethoven, Reinhardt,
Mozart, The Rosenberg Trio and B. Lagrene. The event combined vocal and instrumental performances, with the piano, marimba, trumpet, guitar and the bass being highlighted during the performances. Psychology junior and music minor Macias said that while this was his first event, the turnout was impressive. Vice President and senior Music Major Duran said that she was also excited about the turnout.
“Money has always been the biggest issue for new candidates, so we are going to try and do as many fundraising events as we can to get people involved,” she said. Duran also said that recitals are a great way to spread the wealth of music to people who may have never heard such music before. “I think these recitals help a whole lot,” Duran said. “Whenever I go to a recital and I hear music I’m not familiar with, it just inspires me to learn
more or go home and practice.” She explained that music not only inspires her to practice but it also helps her bond with other musicians. “I think it’s actually brought me closer together with a lot of musicians in a lot of different fields,” she said. “I play the piano, but I’m able to work with other instrumentalists and other vocalists. You learn about everyone else, and you understand as a whole how everyone in the department works.” President of the fraternity Prezell Duckett agreed that music made for better bonds throughout the department. He also noted that it allowed himself a sense of release. “I’m not able to say a lot of what I want to say, but with music, I can kind of put it out there,” Duckett said. “I think a lot of us, when we first came here, were kind of cliquey, but I think we made a good bond. It’s good because you’re better at cooperating with other people and you can make good music and strive for something higher.”
Piano Piece: Dylan Shadoan performs on the piano.
Trumpet Solo: Trumpetist Lorenzo Diaz performs during the Donation Recital at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26 in the McCutcheon Recital Hall.
Game Night brings variety of entertainment Jacob Jardel
Junior Biology major and PAC co-chair Bobbi Lof lin agreed. Lof lin said Students rocked out she believes this freedom and gamed on during makes for a better PAC Game Night at 7 student experience. p.m. on Sept. 25 in the The event brought MCC Ballroom. in enough people to The night featured surprise Lof lin. She was various board and card pleasantly taken aback by games alongside the music the attendance. video game “Rock Band.” “More people showed When students were not up than I expected to be taking part in activities, here,” she said. “I didn’t they were taking quick know that there would be breaks for snacks. Student Activities Specialist Megan Canfield said students had the freedom to choose what to do with their evening, setting it apart from other PAC events. “It’s an event that’s a bit different because they’re in control of what they want to play and do,” Canfield said. “Usually, our events are a bit more directed. For this one, we provide all the supplies necessary to play the games, but we won’t run the game for the people who come. It’s going to be up to them to play the games themselves.”
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a big response.” Lof lin said one of the things that set this game night apart from others was the addition of a cakewalk. Freshman Psychology major and Game Night co-chair Krista Ortiz said the cakewalk received good traffic alongside games such as “Twister.” Each game offered had its own particular draw, which Lof lin reiterated
was an expectation for the night as a whole. “One person might come in and play ‘Monopoly’ while another comes in and plays ‘Rock Band,’” she said. While those two games had their own draws, students such as Ortiz spent much of their time interacting with others over one of the various card games offered. “I’ve been playing
‘Apples to Apples’ all night, and it’s so much fun,” Ortiz said. Canfield said the event was made for the sole purpose of having fun. “We strive to provide an entertaining and fun atmosphere for the students,” Canfield said. “They’ve got the stress of class and work — we want to provide a fun outlet where they can come and relax with
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friends and get away to enhance that out-of-class experience.” In order to enhance that sort of experience, PAC members such as Ortiz urged fellow students to be involved in PAC events “We just want more people coming, more people being involved and more people being aware of what PAC does and what we bring to campus,” Ortiz said. Canfield said events like Game Night creates more events for students to get together and interact with each other. “It’s a great opportunity to meet new people and make new friends because you bond over a game of ‘Monopoly’ or ‘Candy Land,’” she said. With the turnout that Game Night had, Lof lin stated her optimism for future events geared toward student interaction. “Hopefully, if we keep up the momentum, we’ll have some really good turnouts later on.”
Keep the games going: CU students attended the PAC Game Night, played a game of UNO and enjoyed refreshments provided by PAC. The Game Night was held at 7 p.m. Sept. 25 in the MCC Ballroom.
Mystery and horror portrayed in Professor’s published novels Sarah Brewer
the theme. Both came from organic writing, and he said Staff Writer he was fortunate to have had Each story from “Southern them form with ease. “I got lucky with that — Gothic: New Tales of the both of those stories came South” employed elements out as fully-formed as you of mystery and horror in its can without having to go back telling. In the couple written and make a lot of wholesale by Associate Professor Dr. Hardy Jones, characters suffer changes,” Jones said. “Once things got going, it rolled while in the throes of crises. Jones, a native of Louisiana, together.” When writing “A New wrote “A New Bike for Bike for Little Mike,” Jones set Little Mike” in the 1990s out to invent characters who for a fiction workshop as an defy traditional gender roles undergraduate student and within the family. Its female wrote “Visitin’ Cormierville” character, Linda, divorced her when he lived in Korea over husband and forgoes custody a decade ago. When he saw of Little Mike, her son. She the call from “Southern Gothic,” Jones said he thought made arrangements to leave town to enlist in the Navy both stories were right for
and escape the place she felt suffocated her. While doing so, Jones said the community criticized her for her selfish actions. “Cajun culture is very patriarchal,” Jones said. “The women are homemakers and wives and mothers, so in her character, I wanted to show that she wants to get out and still have dreams. However, the women in the community look down on her for leaving.” As for Mike, the husband she left behind, his hurt hand served as another source of conflict when he guided his son in repairing his broken bike. “For that scene, I sort of dredged up the memories
of working with my father,” he said. “I was always very nervous because I was never very handy. I took that real life experience and put it through the father in the story by not wanting him to be impatient and curse at his son.” During the opening scene of “Visitin’ Cormierville,” the reader travels north out of Lake Charles in Louisiana, crosses a bayou with “cypress trees and stumps shrouded in wispy fog” and takes a narrow road for a “ jarring ride” to Homer Cormier Road where the tires sink into a inches of soft mud. Jones said he took the route before when he returned to see his relatives. The familiar
setting emerged in his fiction. Focused on family and spiritual beliefs of adolescent narrator, Wesley Royal, Jr., the story shows what happens when the characters leave their Cajun culture behind. His mother, Raynell, acquiesces to her husband and join the Church of Latter-Day Saints but goes against her family. In the eyes of her siblings, she is selling out for marrying a Texan, moving out of state and rarely visiting. While this scene stands alone as its own story, Jones said it was meant to be an excerpt from a novel. “When I wrote that, I was hoping that it would be a novel,” Jones said, “but that scene worked as its own
individual story — it has its own narrative arc and its own tension built in.” While he used his own experiences to create the story’s framework, Jones said he went on to inject the grotesque into his fiction by exaggerating the traits of his characters and embellishing the situations in which they thrive. “For ‘Southern Gothic,’ I think the grotesque has to be there — the exaggeration of characters and situations so everything becomes peculiar and strange — and blending that with the element of religion and family strife in both stories works well together.”
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Two arts combine at Medicine Park Festival Sadie Jones
continued to play throughout the afternoon and into the Arts & Entertainment Editor evening. Artists of every kind “We have local flutists displayed their works of art who come to perform, but we from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. also have well-known flute 28 and from 10 a.m. to 4 performers from all over who p.m. Sept. 29 while flutists come and play for us every performed for crowds during year,” Hibbetts said. the annual Medicine Park Art Along the road of Town Walk and Flute Festival. Center, 50 booths displayed The Medicine Park a variety of artwork. Visitors Economic Development were surrounded by oneAuthority and the future of-a-kind artistic displays Photos by Sadie Jones Medicine Park Museum of that included several types Natural Science — scheduled Photography: John Kennington, from Bixby, Okla., showcased his photography display. of paintings, photography, to open Spring 2014 — sculptures, pottery, jewelry Lee Hibbetts to create an of several events hosted by event.” sponsored the events. With and woodcarvings. art of their own: a two-day Medicine Park throughout The Art Walk started nature as its backdrop, two “The festival is a juried the year, increased since the at 10 a.m. Sept. 28 at noon. art forms joined as one for the event filled with original art show,” Schucker explained. creations and music. festivals began in 2009 and The flute portion of the first time. “Anyone can enter artwork, “This marks the fifth year 2010. festival began with the The Art Walk and Flute but the opinion is up to the of hosting the Flute Festival “The festival is family“Singing Winds Native Flute jury to decide whether or not Festival originated as two and the fourth year of the friendly,” Brox said. “We have Ensemble.” Conducted by Ms. their art will be displayed in separate events. However, Art Walk,” Hibbetts said. experienced a great turnout Kelly Silber, the ensemble Jean Schucker and Katie the Art Walk.” “Art and music compliment and a lot of interest — not consisted of students from Brox — owners of Medicine The judges gave first, only in the festival but in Cache Public Schools. Park’s Red Door Gallery and each other — they go handsecond and third place cash in-hand — so we decided to Medicine Park in general. The individual Emporium and co-chairs of awards to individuals whose combine them this year.” We realized with such great performances began at 12:45 creations they thought worthy the Art Walk – joined the Attendance for the Art attendance, it would be better p.m. on the Island stage. Medicine Park Clerk and of the prize. First place Walk and Flute Festival, two to make the festival a two day A variety of flute soloists co-chair of the Flute Festival received $175. Second and
“Art for His Glory”: Leslie Reel displayed her art for the Art Walk and Flute Festival. She started painting six months ago in her bedroom.
Live music: Jim Klumpp performes on Medicine Park’s Island Stage. There were nine live performances on Sunday afternoon.
third places received $100 and $75 respectively. Brox and Schucker said they encourage new artists to come to the Art Walk. “Everyone who enters brings wonderful work,” Schucker said. “Every new artist — even if [he or she has] not been to many art shows — comes back every year.” Handcrafted flutes were on display at the Art Walk. One of the flutes, designed by Jim Bixel who made the flute specifically for the festival, was raffled off at the end of the day on Sept. 29. Brox said she was excited about the variety of displayed artwork. “There is really something for everyone,” Brox said. “We even have our first Children’s Booth this year where kids can come and create crafts of their own. We have something for toddlers to teens — everyone can come and have a good time.”
Handmade creation: Jerry Foster displayed his one-of-a-kind jewlery pieces at the festival. Foster’s business is located in Altus, Okla.
Bingo! PAC continues four year tradition Kaylee Jones
including the groceries, comes from the PAC budget.” Outside the ballroom, Lacey Flig, a sophomore biology major, and Megan Canfield, CU’s Student Activities Specialist, manned the table where people signed in and picked up markers to mark their bingo cards. Flig said Grocery Bingo was one of PAC’s bigger events. “So far we have 162 students,” Flig said. “Last year, we had 227.” Tables were set up around the ballroom, each crammed
full of students as they waited for the game to begin. Assistant Managing Editor Hannah Smart, Vice CU’s Programming Action President of CU’s Student Committee (PAC) held their Government Association, bi-annual Grocery Bingo at as well as a member of PAC, 9 p.m. Oct. 1 in the MCC acted as the announcer for the Ballroom. evening. “Grocery Bingo started Smart thanked everyone about four years ago from for coming out, and after an an idea PAC received at a explanation of the rules, called conference with other schools out “I 30.” in the region,” Zeak Naifeh, The ballroom was abuzz CU’s Director of Student with the sounds of students, Life, explained. “[PAC] plans as they marked their cards, the event once a semester. All screaming out bingo if they of the funding for the event, achieved the win. A mad dash to the front of the room followed their exclamations, as Smart explained the first to the front was the winner of any tie. Jennifer Nixon, a senior Vocal major, won the first round. Winners selected their prizes from a mound of groceries, including a mountain of ramen noodle bowls, from a table in the front of the room. After each round of wins, PAC members would rush to replace student’s bingo cards. This continued for a couple of rounds Photo by Kaylee Jones before Smart Bingo Night: CU students gathered to play Grocery Bingo at 9 announced a blackout round. p.m. Oct. 1 in the MCC Ballroom.
As Smart called out the numbers, students yelled for her to slow down. “This is bingo,” Smart replied, and carried on just as quickly. Between rounds, Smart announced upcoming events hosted by PAC, such as the MCC Sidewalk Art Contest at 10 a.m. on Oct. 8, as well as a showing of “The Conjuring” at 9 p.m. on Oct. 15. “PAC events are great for students to come out, enjoy a great time with fellow students and take a break from all the
other things in their life,” Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the Naifeh wrote. “Being active and Buddy Green Room of the engaging makes your college MCC. experience more wellrounded and fun.” Students continued to filter in and out of the Ballroom throughout the evening, as Grocery Bingo continued until 11 p.m., or as Smart put it, “Until all the groceries have been given away.” PAC holds meetings every
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Aggies cowboy up at Jamboree Tyler Boydston Managing Editor
Cameron University’s crosscountry team took third place at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree on Sept. 28 in Stillwater. The cross-country team finished out the race with a total time of 2:15:17.00. Drury University in first and Oklahoma City University in second place. CU junior Thomas Toth took first place overall in the nonDivision I race at the Jamboree, finishing with a time of 25:15.02. Head men’s cross-country coach Casey Kreger said the results for Toth’s finish were based on the non-Division I schools, despite the fact that he ran against those in Division I. “He had a really good run,” Kreger said. “He was being
pushed by a lot of people. We Oklahoma City University in ran with a lot of the Division third place at 25:46.77. I schools. In the results, we’re Due to weather conditions, the not allowed to compete with run was delayed from its original them, and the results have to be 9 a.m. start time. Despite their separated in a long wait, the new Division CU cross“It was a step forward, I rule. He country team was actually stayed until and beating one of the up there with the start of ranked teams in the a lot of the the race over region was good for us.” top guys in three hours the Division later. Casey Kreger I schools, “It kept Head Coach but when getting they cut the updated on results in Twitter every half, looking at the non-Divison 20 minutes when the race was I schools, he was far ahead of the going to be, and it kept getting rest of the competition.” put off,” Kreger said. “We knew it Running unattached to a wasn’t going to get cancelled, but school, David Mountford came we ended up running at 12:15, so in second place with a time of we sat on the bus for longer than 25:43.52, with Peter Kosky of we needed to.”
According to Kreger, the muddy conditions slowed down the pace of the runners in the competition. “The average winning time was a minute slower than normal,” Kreger said. “Everybody’s times were slower across the board. Our team did okay. It was a good showing. It was a step forward, and beating one of the ranked teams in the region was good for us. Then, overall it was good as a team.” Despite CU’s third place finish in the competition, Kreger said that the team has room to improve in future competitions. “We had a few errors in the race, but it was still a good showing,” Kreger said. “The team worked together really well. There were smaller packs within the team and they were helping
to push each other so I thought the teamwork and the effort were there.” Following the jamboree, the cross-country team then ventured to Fayetteville, Ark., for the Chile Pepper Festival on Oct. 5. CU’s cross-country team will be going to the Lone Star Conference Championship in New Mexico on Oct. 26, and Kreger said he plans on keeping things consistent throughout the team’s training. “Basically right now we are in the mid-season race section, so the big thing is keeping things consistent, working on leg turnover and speed,” Kreger explained. “When we’re closer to conference, it will be more cutting back on the work load, starting to feel a little bit fresher.”
Aggie tennis teams take off Tyler Boydston
his first three matches of the competition: one against Managing Editor St. Edward’s Alex Bueno with scores of 6-1 and 6-2, The Aggie men’s and one against St. Mary’s Jared women’s tennis teams took off to Wichita Falls, Texas, Fellows with scores of 4-6, for three days to take on the 6-3 and 6-1 and the last competition at the ITA Fall against Colorado Mesa’s Regional. The competition, Spencer Weinberg with scores of 6-2 and 6-0. which took place from Sophomore Dennis Sept. 27-29, concluded CU Merdan won three singles tennis’s fall semester. matches in the competition, On the first day of the scoring 6-4 and 6-3 against competition, men’s singles Felix Bake of St. Edward’s, were won by four of the 7-6 and 6-4 against Gabe CU players. Sophomore Aboitiz of McMurry Joao Fazendeiro won his University and 6-3 and 7-6 first set against McMurry against fellow teammate University’s Casjen Rico Rory de Boer. Merdan with scores of 6-3 and 6-2 fell to Kyle Davidson of but would later fall to St. Edward’s Adrien Garza with Midwestern State on Sept. a final score of 4-6 and 4-6. 29 with a final standing of 6-4 and 6-0. In doubles, Freshman Felipe Oyarzun won 6-2 and 6-0 in a match Oyarzun and Merdan were the sole pair from against Dallas Baptist. CU to make it to the elite Junior Rory de Boer won
Leaps and Bounds: Corey Bounds fires off at WNMU. Bounds tied for 33rd and scored a 221.
eight. They lost their elite eight match with a final score of 8-4. Following the first day of regionals, CU women’s tennis had one player remaining in singles: senior Florencia Tornero. For doubles, freshmen Samantha Wood and Magdalena Kovinic reached the elite eight after their first day of competition. They fell during the doubles quarterfinals against Tarleton State’s Ivana Zecevic and Luiza Adas with a final score of 1-8. The men’s and women’s tennis teams will return to the tennis court in February 2014. Men’s tennis will start again on Feb. 6 at Collin County Community Photos courtesy of CU Sports Information College in Plano, Texas, and women’s tennis at Cowley County Community College Grand slam: Florencia Tornero prepares for a return. Tornero, Senior Business in Oklahoma City. major, won two matches against Tarleton State, by four points and six points.
Men’s Golf Seeded Seventh Kali Robinson
according to Hrnciar, scored a total par of -2. In this specific tournament, Sports Editor McClure scored a 214. He fired off a 70 for the first round, a 71 for the The Cameron University men’s second round and a 73 for the third golf team seeded fifth in the WNMU Fall Intercollegiate Oct. 1-2 round. McClure not only led the Aggies in Goodyear, Ariz. The tournament to place in the top 10 with this score was held at The Golf Club of but also secured himself a spot as a Estrella, which had a par of 72 and stretched across 7,139 yards of grass top seven player in the tournament. In addition to McClure, three and sand. other team members shot a 73 or Coach Jerry Hrnciar, head men’s better in the third round of the golf coach, stressed the importance of this success in “a big tournament” tournament. This preceded the first two rounds’ 296 and 289. like WNMU. Felipe Anzarut achieved his career “It’s been a while since we’ve best, 220, after shooting two 71s. been in the top ten,” Hrnciar said. Corey Bounds matched Anzarut’s “Generally, we’re in the top 30.” Dylan McClure, who has had the 71 in the final round after being one stroke behind. lowest score of the Aggies all season
Bounds tied for 33rd place with a 221. He scored 70 in the first round, 71 in the second and 73 in the third. Michael Kelly tied for 43rd. Kelley started with scores of 73 and 77 but finished with a solid 72. Jamie Gray, who tied for 59th, solidified the Aggies’ fifth place with an invite score of 227. Gray scored a 76 in the first round, stepped it up in the second round with a 74 and finished with a 77. Hrnciar explained the ranking is based on strokes just until there have been enough tournaments to rank players by other statistics. Although the Aggies have kept their scores lower than some of their close competitors, like Cal Baptist and St. Mary’s, these players will continue to
display their work ethic. “You pretty much need to win a tournament or two to stay in the top 10,” Hrnciar said. “So there are my last two tournaments to win it. If we do, we will be in good shape.” Oklahoma Christian won the overall tournament with a total score of 851. Western New Mexico, who hosted the tournament, placed second with an 856. Midwestern State, who scored an 868, was the only Lone Star Conference program to finish ahead of the Aggies. Men’s golf tied with Midwestern State in the first round but slowed down, leaving them tied for 5th. The Aggies will have one week off before hosting The Territory Classic on Oct. 13-14.
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The Thunder rolls Kali Robinson Sports Editor
Scott Brooks Head coach
October 7, 2013
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discussed everything from training camp and possible
Oklahoma’s favorite NBA team “Thundered Up” at 12:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27 at the Thunder Event Center to talk about the upcoming season. Coach Scott Brooks and the players
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playing for each other.” Veterans like Kevin Durant, who is starting his sixth year with the team at age 25, are ready to get the team together and start working. Durant described himself as “ just more seasoned.” “Just yesterday, it seemed like I was in high school and I am just about to do my seventh year in the best strategies league in the world,” Durant to injuries and said. attitudes. “Rodney McGruder is “This is a looking really good for us. coach’s dream We have him on the training time of the camp roster. Diante Garrett year: training has been playing well in camp,” Brooks pickups. These guys that I said. came in not knowing much Brooks, about really surprised me.” who has been in McGruder, who is 6’4” town with a few and weighs in at 205 lbs., of the players recently concluded his four for three or year college career at Kansas four weeks, State where he became one emphasized of two players in school the team’s history to rank among the excitement top 10 in both career scoring about getting and rebounding. ready for the Garrett, who is 6’4” upcoming season. and weighs in at 190 lbs., “We are excited appeared in 19 games last about what we season as a member of the have. We are Phoenix Suns where he excited about averaged 2.1 points and 1.6 the players who assists in 7.9 minutes per are coming back. game. Additionally, Garrett We had a great played eight games last summer,” Brooks season for the Bakersfield said. Jam of the NBA D-League “Everybody where he posted averages of came back 17.3 points, 7.3 assists and looking forward 1.63 steals. to competing and Along with these new
recruits, announced on Friday, the Thunder picked up a few more players over the summer. The Thunder selected Steven Adams with the 12th overall pick, acquired the draft rights to Andre Roberson (originally selected 26th overall by Minnesota). They selected Alex Abrines with the 32nd overall pick and acquired the draft rights to Grant Jerrett (originally selected 40th overall by Portland) in the 2013 NBA Draft held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The Thunder also signed Derek Fisher, who has appeared in 44 regular season games with Oklahoma City during the past two seasons, averaging 4.5 points, 1.0 assist and 1.2 rebounds in 17.1 minutes per game. In 31 playoff games with the Thunder, he averaged 7.1 points, 1.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 22.8 minutes per game. Westbrook, who is out for a knee injury he incurred last season, said that he is keeping a positive attitude and backing his team in any way possible. “I think in the process of rehab, it is important to remain confident that everything is healing like it is supposed to,” Westbrook said. Westbrook suffered the injury in the second quarter of Game 2 of the
First Round of the Western Conference Playoffs. The three-time NBA All-Star averaged 23.2 points (6th in NBA), 7.4 assists (7th), a career-high 5.2 rebounds and 1.77 steals (9th) in 82 games this past season. Brooks attested to Westbrook’s work ethic and said that he has had a great summer of rehab. He also discussed strategies for the team to work well together. “We are like the other 29 teams in this league,” Brooks said. “We want to win the championship.” Thunder prepares to do just that as the team goes to camp where players will go through drills and team building exercises to prepare for their first game. As previously announced, the Thunder will take part in the NBA’s Global Games slate of contests beginning with an Oct. 5 matchup in Istanbul, Turkey, against five-time Turkish champion Fenerbahce Ulker and then followed by an Oct. 8 meeting versus the Philadelphia 76ers in Manchester, England. The Thunder will play their first home game against Denver on Oct. 15 in the Chesapeake Energy Arena. The Thunder will host its second and final preseason contest at Chesapeake Energy Arena on Oct. 20 when the Utah Jazz make the trip to Oklahoma City.
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Thundering up: The team gets together for the first time before camp to talk about the upcoming season. Players posed with flags, basketballs and silly faces at media day.
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Clodfelter said women seem to be geared toward group exercise classes more than Newswriting Student men, but she thinks Insanity targets males more than a Zumba class. Cameron University began offering “It targets everybody,” Clodfelter said. “I Insanity classes on Sept. 23 in the Aggie think more male patrons are more like ‘Oh Rec Center to all Cameron students and yeah, I can do that class.’” faculty. All that is needed is a CU I.D. According to Hood, many of the card. students who participated in Insanity came The classes take place 6:15 a.m. and back and brought their friends along with 8:30 p.m. on Monday, 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, them. 6:15 a.m. Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 Hood had words of encouragement p.m. Thursday and 6:15 a.m. on Friday. Classes are offered at different times so for students who want to participate in Insanity but have not tried it yet. students and faculty can choose the best “Don’t be intimidated, all fitness time to take them. levels can do it,” Hood said. “There are Christina Hood, Insanity instructor, said it seems like faculty are coming to the modifications for every exercise and the morning classes and students are coming to best part is you get better each time.” Hood does not want participants to the night classes. become too sore and never come back. Lendi Clodfelter, Aggie Rec Center Before the exercise starts, Hood shows Manager, said some students may want a modification. The goal is not to need to do Insanity, but not in a group setting; the modification after a participant get therefore, Cameron has Insanity DVD’s available. She said the DVD’s were getting accustomed to the workout. During the Insanity class, Hood knew checked out every day. all the students by name. She was able to “We knew that it was going to be encourage them whenever they were getting popular,” she said. “We have had to order more DVD’s to keep up with the demand.” tired and wanted to quit while doing the exercise. According to Clodfelter, students kept Cameron offers many different group mentioning that they wanted Insanity to be workout programs. Including Insanity, offered as a group workout class. Clodfelter said many freshman students there are various classes available in are adjusting to not being involved in their the Aggie Rec Center: Rise and Shine Running/Walking Club, Circuit Blast, school’s extra curricular sports activities Interval Training, Zumba, Kettlebell and are now finding other ways to still get Training, Body Pump, Spin/Cycling, exercise. Rock Solid Strength, ABSolute, Fitness Raven Hatton, a freshman Speech Communication major, is doing Insanity as Fusion, Slow-f low Yoga and Active Yoga. More information is available regarding a way to avoid becoming a cliché. these classes at www.cameron.edu/ “I wanted to find a way to lose weight on campus so I wouldn’t gain my freshman aggiereccenter. 15,” Hatton said.
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